INSPIRE THEATRE WORKSHOPS LTD

💤Zombieactive
SC625264 · ltd · incorporated 2019-03-22
Investment thesis
Zombie company — trading but stalled; unlikely mover.
Why interesting: Quiet, steady; could be a succession or carve-out candidate with the right conversation.
Why risky: No growth signal; thin margin for error on price.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
year to Mar 2025
Net worth
£90.7k
book net assets
Opportunity
71/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Sports and recreation education
Sector: Education
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 85590Other education n.e.c.
  • 90020Support activities to performing arts
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 71/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Broaden director team. Sole director creates succession risk and reduces buyer comfort. Appoint a second director or strong #2. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (76/100)

Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.

Company profile
address, 3 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
2 officers (2 active, 2 linked, 1 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
17 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
71/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
50
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £90,677

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£91k
↑ 556% YoY
Current Assets
£119k
↑ 136% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£24k£48k£71k£95k£119kMar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Total assets£107.9k£42.9k
Current assets£118.8k£50.3k
Net assets£90.7k£13.8k

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (13 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-11-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-08-31
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  4. 2024-07-16
    📄
    appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP03
  5. 2024-07-05
    ➕
    DICK, Michelle appointed
    secretary
  6. 2023-12-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2022-11-17
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2021-12-23
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2021-03-18
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2019-06-03
    📄
    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  11. 2019-03-22
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As INSPIRE THEATRE WORKSHOPS LTD
  12. 2019-03-22
    ➕
    MACDONELL, Jennifer Louise appointed
    director
  13. 2019-03-22
    📄
    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

80/100
Critical — business is the founder

The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.

FACTORS
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
  • +No director turnover: Company is 7 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.

Succession & seller-readiness

45/100
Moderate signal

Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.

SIGNALS
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.

Red flags

clean
No red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Miss Jennifer Louise Macdonell
Individual · Scottish · DOB 07/1989 · age 37
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control22/03/2019

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2019-03-22
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC85510 — Sports and recreation education

Registered office

2 Macduff Crescent
Kinghorn
Fife
KY3 9RE
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-04
Last: 2026-03-21

Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)

DICK, Michelle→
secretary · appointed 2024-07-05
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Active
MACDONELL, Jennifer Louise→
director · ~37y · appointed 2019-03-22
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Active

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Recent filings (17 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-12-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-11-29
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-08-31
appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP03
2024-07-16
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-12-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-11-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-03-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-12-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-05-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-03-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-03-24